The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Daniel Schmidt and Florence Moulin from the law firm DFi Avocats, and their associates Guillaume Cavalin and Caroline Steil, will join the Private Equity Practice in the Firm’s Paris Office on September 3, 2012.
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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is announcing the addition of Juan M. Alcalá as a partner in the Firm’s Austin office where he will head Gardere’s Latin America litigation and dispute resolution practice. Formerly of King & Spalding, Mr. Alcalá focuses on international arbitration and litigation.
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David Renton is joining us as partner in our international energy sector group and corporate practice group. He is the eighth new partner to our Asian offices so far this year and will be based in our Hong Kong office.
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Burger King on its strategic cooperation with US-based private equity firm, Cartesian Capital, and the Kurdoglu family (Burger King’s current master franchisee in Turkey and the largest Burger King franchisee worldwide), to rapidly grow and expand the Burger King brand in China. The transaction was closed on 15 June.
Tags: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP | MoscowThe international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke announced today that project finance lawyers Paul J. Kaufman and Evelyn Lim will join the firm as partners on August 1 in the Los Angeles office, bolstering Chadbourne’s West Coast project finance capabilities.
Tags: Los AngelesJones Day is pleased to announce that Christopher Braithwaite and Baiju Vasani are joining the Firm as global disputes partners in London. Mr. Braithwaite, a finance litigation lawyer, will join from Simmons & Simmons in mid-July. He advises banks, financial institutions and other clients on finance litigation and arbitration, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, and insurance coverage issues and litigation. Mr. Vasani serves as trial counsel in international arbitrations involving the common and civil law legal systems, national political establishments and inter-governmental organizations, private companies and state-owned enterprises, sovereign governments, and private individuals. He also regularly advises parties about risk mitigation and dispute avoidance strategies, arbitral clause drafting and negotiations, and early case evaluations.
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Linklaters has acted as global counsel for the lenders on the US$1.4bn equivalent multi currency limited recourse project financing of the Jorf Lasfar IPP Expansion. The lenders comprised of Export Credit Agencies (JBIC and NEXI of Japan and KEXIM of South Korea) and the Mandated Lead Arrangers (BNPP, Standard Chartered, Société Générale and Banque Centrale Populaire of Morocco). The Sponsor is the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (“TAQA”).
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Milbank’s Global Securities Group recently represented Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse, UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo Securities and a syndicate of six other underwriters in connection with the registered public offering by Pioneer Natural Resources Company (“Pioneer”) of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2022.
Tags: Milbank LLP | New YorkIn a noteworthy move by a South American company to access the US equity markets, law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has represented leading Latin American retailer Cencosud S.A. in its global offering and US IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The US IPO was part of a global offering that raised approximately $1.3 billion.
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The Firm recently represented BRF – Brasil Foods S.A. in an offering of US$250 million aggregate principal amount of additional 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022. The additional notes constituted a reopening of the US$500 million aggregate principal amount of notes initially issued on June 6, 2012, increasing the aggregate principal amount of the series to US$750 million. The international offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. The net proceeds from the offering will be used by Brasil Foods to extend its debt maturity profile.
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